snowman60 Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 I see that our younger generation has no ability to work. They want to play with their cell phones play stations X box. I'm in my 60's and can run circles around these kids. The more I look at this the more disgusted i get. KIDS DON'T want to work. So who is to blame? Both my kids are hard workers and they are in their 20;s. I grew up on a farm. I learned early that would be back in the 70;s. Today where i work no one is younger then 45. Why Because KIDS DON'T want to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27 Time World Champions Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 This Dad had the right idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Met Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 5 hours ago, 27 Time World Champions said: This Dad had the right idea... Good stuff but it appears staged? No? But funny regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCooper Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 I blame Boomers and the Mr. Rogers generation. Half the kids want to be on welfare and/or be Youtube stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Sable Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Those of us that had to earn everything the hard but right way should be very disappointed. My experience with the young bunch is that they think that they deserve everything that we worked for without doing anything. We didn't let our kids get away with that crap, but so many parents do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 True to an extent. In my experience younger people and some older are timid about working independently. It appears some younger people are accustomed to doing great work when it comes to " special projects". ie, everyone can act to 110% when there is an emergency. Employers need people who can motivate themselves to perform the everyday drudgery. I also don't think employers are necessarily appealing to the intellectual and creative needs of their employees. (according to Maslow). That being said, I guess when you are getting all of your self esteem from the computer or the phone, "like" you are going to want to spend time there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binghamtonian Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 My grandparents said the same thing about my parents generation and mine, my parents said the same thing about my generation and the one behind me and now a lot of people my age are saying the same thing. Seems to be a complaint of every generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Responsible_Adult_Female Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 It is extremely difficult to recruit and hire young people these days. Most of them have no idea what it is to work. Emotionally, they are bankrupt and have no clue how to handle life without drama and meltdowns. And they quit before they even try to work through things. No sense of loyalty. And they are having babies left and right. We have a soft and lazy generation for the most part, raising the next generation of even worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMoss Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Responsible_Adult_Female said: It is extremely difficult to recruit and hire young people these days. Most of them have no idea what it is to work. Emotionally, they are bankrupt and have no clue how to handle life without drama and meltdowns. And they quit before they even try to work through things. No sense of loyalty. And they are having babies left and right. We have a soft and lazy generation for the most part, raising the next generation of even worse. BINGO !!! Might I add: No critical thinking skills. Lack of ambition. Lack of logic. Lack of reasoning. Lack of life skills. No math skills. "I haven't taken a math class in 2 years" They work when they need money, otherwise they call off. No understanding of the responsibility of raising children. Addicted to their phones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27 Time World Champions Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 On 8/3/2019 at 8:47 PM, Mr. Met said: It appears staged? No? But funny regardless. It was. They fooled a lot of people. Back to the OP’s topic. I get it with the kids. Over the years, I’ve worked with a diverse group of people. Well into the thousands and you can’t help but notice patterns. It’s not just kids. Some are great and it’s always a pleasant surprise. Plenty of adults are: Slackers, Smokers (every 30-45 mins they’re out for a break), Ass Kissers, Gossipers, Skanks, Hotheads, Micromanagers, Whiners/Complainers, Snitches, People who won’t shut the fuck up, Weirdos, Control Freaks, Blame Shifters, Back Stabbers, Food Stealers, People who smell like Shit, Proud Parents who don’t stop talking about their Kid(s), Psychopaths, Drug Addicts, etc... The list goes on and on. Kids aren’t my favorite. They’re not the worst either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingoloid Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 2:23 PM, Responsible_Adult_Female said: It is extremely difficult to recruit and hire young people these days. Most of them have no idea what it is to work. Emotionally, they are bankrupt and have no clue how to handle life without drama and meltdowns. And they quit before they even try to work through things. No sense of loyalty. And they are having babies left and right. Bolded an important distinction. Out in America, households headed by young people are earning more than at any time in the last fifty years. If anything, they're workaholics. Birthrates are actually way down because young people don't want to throw off their education or career. It's only places with few opportunities like the Southern Tier where the unambitious accumulate and drift along on public benefits, popping out children they can't afford because they have nothing else to do. You put those kids in the same school district together and it's the only example they see around them. This is not normal nor is it how most people live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaz Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 9:23 AM, Responsible_Adult_Female said: It is extremely difficult to recruit and hire young people these days. Most of them have no idea what it is to work. Emotionally, they are bankrupt and have no clue how to handle life without drama and meltdowns. And they quit before they even try to work through things. No sense of loyalty. And they are having babies left and right. We have a soft and lazy generation for the most part, raising the next generation of even worse. There's a huge shift in how our society handles responsibility and parenting. When I got in trouble as a kid, my parent's general rule was that I was guilty until proven otherwise - and even then, I was still somewhat guilty. We 'feared' out teachers, but we 'FEARED' our parents way more. Today, if a kid gets in trouble at school, more than likely either nothing will be done (almost a given if they are a minority) or the teacher will get in trouble because the parent(s) will side with the kid and complain up the food chain. Actually, if minorities get written up 'a lot' then the whole teaching staff will need to attend seminars on such subjects as discrimination, 'white privilege', etc. You would have to be crazy to be a teacher these days. I think it's crazy to be a parent these days too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 16 hours ago, Kaz said: There's a huge shift in how our society handles responsibility and parenting. When I got in trouble as a kid, my parent's general rule was that I was guilty until proven otherwise - and even then, I was still somewhat guilty. We 'feared' out teachers, but we 'FEARED' our parents way more. Today, if a kid gets in trouble at school, more than likely either nothing will be done (almost a given if they are a minority) or the teacher will get in trouble because the parent(s) will side with the kid and complain up the food chain. Actually, if minorities get written up 'a lot' then the whole teaching staff will need to attend seminars on such subjects as discrimination, 'white privilege', etc. You would have to be crazy to be a teacher these days. I think it's crazy to be a parent these days too. Agree ... wholeheartedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Responsible_Adult_Female Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 When I was growing up, I always wanted to be a teacher. There are several teachers in my family. It ever happened, and I am so grateful I took a different career path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19April1775 Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/5/2019 at 8:43 AM, binghamtonian said: My grandparents said the same thing about my parents generation and mine, my parents said the same thing about my generation and the one behind me and now a lot of people my age are saying the same thing. Seems to be a complaint of every generation. Yeah but only this time with millennials they really are almost worthless. Not all of course but soooooo many are worthless. They are the same generation who feel guilty for being born white. What kind of total loser has a mind that feels guilty for being born a certain skin color? These are real beauties I'll tell ya. Thankfully GEN Z is replacing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 I was recently reading a book on white privilege. I'm not quite done with it but my assessment is this... It wouldn't have mattered if the people she connected with with were white or other. The writer would have been classless anyway. I'll give an example...the writer is meeting with a black woman who is willing to help her with research for this book, for free. The woman asks her to fill out a survey to see where the writer is coming from...(meeting people where they are at concept) The writer states she "slides the survey back across the desk" thus discounting the work this woman did to prepare for the research. It is my assertion the writer would have been equally inconsiderate. Throughout the book she just comes off as rather disingenuous in her transactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19April1775 Posted August 9, 2019 Report Share Posted August 9, 2019 20 hours ago, ginger said: I was recently reading a book on white privilege. I'm not quite done with it but my assessment is this... It wouldn't have mattered if the people she connected with with were white or other. The writer would have been classless anyway. I'll give an example...the writer is meeting with a black woman who is willing to help her with research for this book, for free. The woman asks her to fill out a survey to see where the writer is coming from...(meeting people where they are at concept) The writer states she "slides the survey back across the desk" thus discounting the work this woman did to prepare for the research. It is my assertion the writer would have been equally inconsiderate. Throughout the book she just comes off as rather disingenuous in her transactions. Anything leftwing, Democrat, socialist, communist, marxist, fascist is disingenuous. It ALL revolves around feelings instead of thought and it ALL revolves around using other peoples money. They can all go f**k themselves. Not in America are you going to win jack sh*t you scumbags. Like that loser Kimber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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